Dutch Ambassador Marten van den Berg launched the Orange Tulip scholarship (OTS) at the Bengaluru Tech Summit on Friday. This was the formal launch of the 2019-2020 scholarships for Indian students to study in Holland.
“We are happy to formally launch the 2019-20 Orange Tulip Scholarships for Indian students to study in Holland,” Dutch Ambassador Marten van den Berg said. The scholarship was piloted in 2017 under Nuffic Netherlands Education Support Office (NESO) India.
“OTS was piloted in 2017 under Nuffic Netherlands Education Support Office (NESO) India. This year, 19 Dutch universities are offering around 55 scholarships in bachelors and master courses totalling a value of approximately ₹3.65 crore,” he added.
“The Netherlands has a deficit of thousands of engineers. With five lakh engineering pass-outs from India and many from Bengaluru, there is immense opportunity to bridge the engineering talent gap in Holland,” said Gert Heijkoop, Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bengaluru.